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tetak.

to gash; to slash; to cut

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/təˈtaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈt̪aʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to gash; to slash; to cut

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tetak, from Proto-Malayic *tətək, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təktək, from Proto-Austronesian *təktək (“chopping to pieces, cutting up”).

verb/təˈtaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈt̪aʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to be circumcised

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦼꦠꦏ꧀ (tetak).

verb/təˈtaʔ/Standard-Indonesian[t̪əˈt̪aʔ]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to decide; to fix; to set

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Semantic loan from Minangkabau tatok. Doublet of tetap.

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